The Government will launch Ayushman Bharat Yojana form which will provide health cover up-to rupees one lakh per family. For Senior citizens of the age 60 years and above belonging to this category, an additional top-up package up to Rs 30, 000 will be provided.” Ayushman Bharat Scheme, which may be world’s largest healthcare protection plan, has been announced in Union Budget 2018-19.

Key features of Ayushman Bharat Yojana:

Under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, govt. will provide Rs. 5 lakh to each family.

Subsequently, this mega Universal Health Protection Scheme will benefit 50 crore people across the entire nation.

Accordingly, people can avail secondary and tertiary treatment in any hospitals using this financial assistance of Ayushman Bharat Scheme form.

In addition to this, central govt. is going to set-up 1.5 lakh health and wellness centers and community healthcare clinics under Namo Care Yojana. For this programme, govt. will allocate Rs. 1200 crore and will also provide treatment for non-communicable diseases.

Furthermore, govt. will also focus on including private enterprises to join the programme as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives.

Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme, which will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. National Health Insurance will be the world’s largest government funded health care programme. Adequate funds will be provided for smooth implementation of this programme.